The Democratic party is increasingly unhinged, claiming to be protecting “our democracy” while dialing up militaristic foreign policies. They present themselves as the guardians of democracy and avatars of a progressive future. However, this narrative of hope and progress is increasingly overshadowed by a commitment to maintaining and even expanding American military dominance. Moreover, the Democrats’ “hopeful” justification of militarism represents a sophisticated form of propaganda, amplified by the corporate media.

 Kamala Harris, or the deep state operatives busily reinventing Kamala Harris, are selling “hope” and “joy” this political season, never mind the ugly reality. Harris is supposed to cruise into the White House on a carpet of positive vibes. This is not a new development. Russia-gate exposed the close collaboration between the Democratic Party and the national-security state that’s busy censoring and blocking any deviant reality while pumping up the Mighty Wurlitzer.

The Democratic Party’s deep ties to the military-industrial complex cannot be ignored when examining their policy positions. Despite rhetoric about creating an “opportunity economy” and investing in social programs, the reality is that trillions of dollars continue to flow into military spending.

“As commander-in-chief, I will ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world,” Kamala Harris said during her keynote address at the DNC, while new posters depict her as some sort of refugee from the “Summer of Love”.. 

The Democrats maniacal focus on maintaining military supremacy comes at an enormous cost, both domestically and globally. This massive allocation of resources not only prevents real investment in creating a more equitable and sustainable society but also fuels global conflicts, instability and an all-to-real possibility of nuclear war. At home, the massive defense budget diverts resources from critical investments in education, healthcare, infrastructure, and environmental protection, while abroad our reputation lies in tatters thanks to the US’s ironclad support of Israel’s genocide

Though the corporate media ignored or downplayed it, Robert F Kennedy, denounced the Democratic neocon dominated US foreign policies, specifically the Ukrainian proxy war against Russia, in a speech withdrawing from the presidential race and endorsing Donald Trump.

“The war is the predictable response of Russia to the neocon project to expand NATO and encircle Russia. We unilaterally walked away from two intermediate nuclear weapons treaties with Russia and then put nuclear weapons systems in Romania and Poland. This is a hostile, hostile act. And the Biden White House repeatedly spurned Russia’s offers to settle this war peacefully,” Kennedy Jr said.

“The Ukraine war,” he continued, “began in 2014 when US agencies overthrew the democratically elected government of Ukraine and installed a hand-picked pro-Western government that launched a deadly civil war against ethnic Russians in Ukraine. In 2019, America walked away from a peace treaty, the Minsk Agreement, that had been negotiated between Ukraine and Russia and the European nations. In April 2022, we wanted the war. President Biden sent [then UK prime minister] Boris Johnson to Ukraine to force President [Volodymyr] Zelensky to tear up a peace agreement that he and the Russians had already signed, and the Russians were already withdrawing troops.”

“That peace agreement,” Kennedy added, “would have brought peace to the region and allowed Donbass to remain part of Ukraine.”

Biden’s “objective in the war is regime change in Russia,” Kennedy said. “His Defense Secretary [Lloyd] Austin…explained that the purpose of the war was to exhaust the Russian army and degrade its capacity to fight  fighting anywhere else in the world.”

“These objectives had nothing to do with what they were telling Americans about protecting Ukraine’s sovereignty. Ukraine is a victim in this war and it’s a victim of the West…We’ve squandered the flower of Ukrainian youth, as many as 600,000 Ukrainian kids, and over 100,000 Russian kids, all of whom we should be mourning.… Ukraine’s infrastructure has been destroyed…The war has been a disaster for our country, too. We’ve squandered nearly US$200 billion already that was badly needed in our communities.”

“We’ve pushed Russia into a disastrous alliance with China and Iran,” Kennedy continued. “We’re closer to the brink of nuclear exchange than at any time since 1962, and the neocons in the White House don’t seem to care at all. Our moral authority and our economy are in shambles, and the war gave rise to the emergence of BRICS, which now threaten to replace the dollar as a world reserve currency.”

Preach, brother Kennedy.

Barak Obama campaigned on “Hope and Change”, but when he bailed out the bankers who wrecked our economy and continued the war on terror policies of the Bush administration, the hope died while the wars continued. Along with Wall Street’s implosion of the economy in 2008, public disillusion over the US war in Iraq represents a crucial juncture in the steep decline of the America empire.

President Biden and his national security state have only accelerated the descent, while Kamala promises more of the same.

What’s that quote about doing the same thing while expecting different results?

By framing military interventions and the maintenance of global military supremacy as essential components of preserving and spreading democracy worldwide, the Democrats have effectively weaponized hope. The “hopeful” militarism creates a false dichotomy: either support military action or abandon the cause of global democracy. By conflating military might with democratic values, the Democrats make it challenging to envision alternative approaches to international relations and conflict resolution.

This narrative effectively silences critics, painting them as pessimists or isolationists who lack faith in American ideals.